WWE, part of TKO Group, has announced that the Money In The Bank 2024 premium live event (PLE) on July 6th – which featured the surprise announcement of legendary superstar John Cena’s retirement in 2025 – became the highest-grossing WWE arena event in Canada in company history. In addition to the record-setting weekend, WrestleMania XL: […]
Arcep, the French regulatory body, has presenting the 2024 edition of its report on the state of the internet in France. This is Volume 3 of the annual report that the Authority submits to the country’s Parliament each year. The report provides an account of the actions that Arcep has taken to safeguard the smooth […]
ITV’s Euro 2024 coverage, along with a new season of Love Island and a selection of new dramas drove record streaming numbers in June for ITVX, with 375.8 million streams across the month, making it ITVX’s best ever month in streaming, up 54 per cent year on year. June 30th also saw ITV’s biggest ever […]
DoubleVerify (DV), the software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has revealed findings from the DV Election Task Force. The data reveals there was a 55 per cent increase in the rate of Inflammatory Politics and News (IPN) in the content DV measures on May 22nd, the day UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak […]
England fans are still waiting for the team to kick into gear at Euro 2024. Many have been disillusioned by sluggish performances to date and the knockout game against Slovakia on June 30th followed the trend – until Jude Bellingham’s spectacular equaliser in the 95th minute. Viewing stats from Yospace, the dynamic ad insertion company, […]
The Cultural Power of Cinema is the latest edition of Digital Cinema Media’s (DCM) Building Box Office Brands series, created in partnership with Burst Your Bubble. The study reveals cinema’s leading role in co-viewing experiences (98 per cent) and how brands using the medium can in turn maximise commercial and social impact. Against a backdrop […]
MedUX, a specialist in international fixed and mobile network testing and benchmarking, has released its 2024 benchmark report on fixed broadband performance across the UK. The research reveals that BT not only leads in fixed broadband network responsiveness, but is also able to provide the overall finest Quality of Experience (QoE), with a score of […]
The wireless telecommunications industry experienced another quarter of strong expansion and technological advancement, driven by the relentless advance of 5G technology, according to data from trade body 5G Americas and analyst firm Omdia. In the first quarter of 2024, the global adoption of 5G connections continued its steady climb, reaching nearly two billion with an […]
Shortly after making its debut, Season 3 of Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton has entered into Netflix’s Most Popular TV List (English) at #10, notching 91.9 million views to date. Bridgerton now has three spots on the list, with Seasons 1 and 2 in the #4 and #9 spots respectively. The latest installment of the cultural phenomenon […]
A study by Juniper Research, experts in the fintech and payments markets, forecasts that the global number of digital video subscriptions will grow by 14 per cent over the next five years; rising from 3.1 billion in 2024 to 3.5 billion in 2028. This slow growth can be attributed to subscription fatigue in developed markets. […]